Post-Game Talk: Habs defeat Sens - Slaf goes beast mode!

[TheFamousFart]

Super nice game by the Habs, feels like they needed the break and were back to how the game was on the hot streak

 

[Victoire HuGo]

Not the one asked, but if I had to name some power forward who can produce, the Tkachuk brothers, Ovechkin, Wilson.

M Tkachuk's highest hit total is 151 in a season. Slaf had that many last year alone and has 128 this year.

Ovechkin has toned down the hitting. Most hits in the last bunch of seasons is 223 in 2018-2019.

Wilson and Brady are really the only ones who've been doing it night in night out in last 5-7 years.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Can you name me 4 who are active?

Tkachuk bros, Marchand, Gallagher… all very consistent in how they play.

 

[Habs Icing]

What a game by Slaf. If it really all just clicked in his head and he starts playing like this every night, it really changes the trajectory of his development to unicorn status imo.

Not to get to ahead but imagine having 3 unicorns on one team in Slaf, Demidov, and Hutson.

Watching this team in its prime will be something else man.

I thought Florian Xhekaj was the only unicorn.

 

[CHwest]

I don’t expect a scrap every game. I don’t expect a goal every game.

I do expect that kind of effort every game. Gallagher gave it for ten years. The Tkachuk bros do it every night. I don’t see why Slaf can’t.

You have to show up every game.

Nailed it.

5 points is hard enough.... but there's also 5 teams to jump over and the team below them is right at their neck too.

Almost an impossibility.

 

[ReHabs]

M Tkachuk's highest hit total is 151 in a season. Slaf had that many last year alone and has 128 this year.

Ovechkin has toned down the hitting. Most hits in the last bunch of seasons is 223 in 2018-2019.

Wilson and Brady are really the only ones who've been doing it night in night out in last 5-7 years.

Not all hits are created equal and nobody would confuse Slaf for a power forward even if he had the most recorded hits in the NHL. It's not his game.

 

[CHwest]

Tkachuk bros, Marchand, Gallagher… all very consistent in how they play.

That 2018 draft though....

 

[BLONG7]

Big dub at home

I mean on the road.

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Hilarious on how many of our fans were in their barn!! And definitely made the most noise.
The Sens only got back in the game in the 1st because of bad call on a dive.........other than that moment they never were in the game, and the habs had control for almost the entire game.

Man the Turds love to dive.........absolutely brutal team of divers.

 

[BLONG7]

Not all hits are created equal and nobody would confuse Slaf for a power forward even if he had the most recorded hits in the NHL. It's not his game.

Slaf, is on his way.....he is the least of our worries.
The kid is constantly working on being better....his physical game is a work in progress, he can pass the puck and now has to learn to shoot more.
Oh, and he is still only 20 years old.....things are going very well albeit a little slower than we would all like.....habs fans are not known for their patience.

 

[dcyhabs]

Hilarious on how many of our fans were in their barn!! And definitely made the most noise.
The Sens only got back in the game in the 1st because of bad call on a dive.........other than that moment they never were in the game, and the habs had control for almost the entire game.

Man the Turds love to dive.........absolutely brutal team of divers.

The last few years diving is probably worse playing the habs. Teams must know by now they barely have to sell it.

 

[Captain97]

He never was a speed merchant tho (Suzuki). Don’t know how his weight affect his game but 207 for a 5’11 is quite heavy for a hockey player. Maybe he could get faster but he does have a heavy shot and tough to move.

Suzuki has the pro athlete version of my frame. At 5'10 if I drop below 195-200 it looks unhealthy, he can't get much slimmer and be effective for his play style.

He's just thick, it's kinda like crosby and is what allows him to be effective below the goal line despite being smaller in terms of height.

 

[WeThreeKings]

If that's a glimpse of prime Slafkovsky, sign me the f*** up.

 

[le_sean]

Slaf, is on his way.....he is the least of our worries.
The kid is constantly working on being better....his physical game is a work in progress, he can pass the puck and now has to learn to shoot more.
Oh, and he is still only 20 years old.....things are going very well albeit a little slower than we would all like.....habs fans are not known for their patience.

You shouldn’t even bother. I mean who comes in the PGT after that specific game and says Slaf will never be a power forward. It’s beyond hating now.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

M Tkachuk's highest hit total is 151 in a season. Slaf had that many last year alone and has 128 this year.

Ovechkin has toned down the hitting. Most hits in the last bunch of seasons is 223 in 2018-2019.

Wilson and Brady are really the only ones who've been doing it night in night out in last 5-7 years.

Yup I did the same exercise earlier in the slaf thread , nobody can name 4 that put up more than 50-60 points

 

[ReHabs]

Yup I did the same exercise earlier in the slaf thread , nobody can name 4 that put up more than 50-60 points

It’s because Power forwards are unicorns: they don’t exist.

It’s too taxing to make pay hard forechecking hockey 82+ games a year.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Team yearly Skills comp is live if you're 13 years old

 

[Skip Bayless]

Matheson's son is so slow Jesus

 

[Gally11]

Team yearly Skills comp is live if you're 13 years old

Fast forward to next year where we’re all watching for any additional Demidov content we can get

 

[Scriptor]

Suzuki has the pro athlete version of my frame. At 5'10 if I drop below 195-200 it looks unhealthy, he can't get much slimmer and be effective for his play style.

He's just thick, it's kinda like crosby and is what allows him to be effective below the goal line despite being smaller in terms of height.

Quads are the heaviest muscles in the body. If the legs are strong and muscular, speed shouldn't be an issue, IMO.

Suzuki's speed was a question mark as a prospect, but he improved that part of his game by leaps and bounds.

 

[Redux91]

Slaf has BUSTED out the famous training sunglasses!

*Evans just tried to stick lift Slafkovsky DURING the pylon event lmao

 

[admiralcadillac]

Not all hits are created equal and nobody would confuse Slaf for a power forward even if he had the most recorded hits in the NHL. It's not his game.

What’s your point?

 

[tazsub3]

Looked like the type of player they envisioned when they drafted him

What a shock to many here that a power forward (let alone any hockey player) can still learn and improve at 20

I thought Florian Xhekaj was the only unicorn.

When I was 35, my girlfriend and I met an awesome older unicorn …. Hmmm she was awesome !!!! Though I guess if I want to keep discussing the Habs , avoiding details is recommended …

 

[HabsCode]

It’s because Power forwards are unicorns: they don’t exist.

It’s too taxing to make pay hard forechecking hockey 82+ games a year.

Define power forward.

There is a couple of other big forward than the typical people think of who can produce, hit and will drop the gloves from time to time like Svechnikov, Schenn, Bennett, Knies.

M Tkachuk's highest hit total is 151 in a season. Slaf had that many last year alone and has 128 this year.

Ovechkin has toned down the hitting. Most hits in the last bunch of seasons is 223 in 2018-2019.

Wilson and Brady are really the only ones who've been doing it night in night out in last 5-7 years.

Matthew Tkachuk is definitely a powerfoward in my book. I wouldn't use 151 total hit in a season as an argument against that. He can hit hard, can fights, he produce and is a pest. He just brings intensity to the game you typically see from a powerforward.

 

[Redux91]

Lmao
Xhekaj shootout attempt is the funniest thing ever

 

[The Great Weal]

Team yearly Skills comp is live if you're 13 years old

Matheson's son is so slow Jesus

Are you trying to tell us something?